Pictured: Guillermo Rigondeaux



Part XII of TTR's "2018 in Review" focuses on the 2018 activity of the ten TTR-ranked contenders for inactive Lineal World Junior Featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux's title.


WORLD CHAMPION: Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-1, 1 NC, 11 KOs)
- No bouts in 2018

1. Emanuel Navarrete (26-1, 22 KOs)
- 1/20- Glenn Porras.....W KO-2
- 3/10- Breilor Teran.....W TKO-4
- 6/2- Jose Sanmartin.....W TKO-12
- 12/5- Isaac Dogboe......W UD 12
(won WBO World Junior Featherweight title)

2. Rey Vargas (32-0, 22 KOs)
- 5/12- Azat Hovhannisyan.....W UD 12
(retained WBC World Super Bantamweight title)

3. Daniel Roman (26-2-1, 10 KOs)
- 2/28- Ryo Matsumoto.....W UD 12
(retained WBA World Super Bantamweight title)
- 6/6- Moises Flores.....W UD 12
(retained WBA World Super Bantamweight title)
- 10/6- Gavin McDonnell.....W TKO-10
(retained WBA World Super Bantamweight title)

4- TJ Doheny (20-0, 14 KOs)
- 3/17- Mike Oliver.....W TKO-2
- 8/16- Ryosuke Iwasa.......W UD 12
(won IBF World Junior Featherweight title)

5. Isaac Dogboe (20-1, 14 KOs)
- 1/6- Cesar Juarez.....W TKO-5
- 4/28- Jessie Magdaleno.....W KO-11
(won WBO World Junior Featherweight title)
- 8/25- Hidenori Otake.....W TKO-1
(retained WBO World Junior Featherweight title)
- 12/5- Emanuel Navarrete.....L UD 12
(lost WBO World Junior Featherweight title)

6. Jessie Magdaleno (25-1, 18 KOs)
- 4/28- Isaac Dogboe.....L KO-11
(lost WBO World Junior Featherweight title)

7. Ryosuke Iwasa (25-3, 16 KOs)
- 3/1- Ernesto Saulong.....W UD 12
(retained IBF World Junior Featherweight title)
- 8/16- TJ Doheny.....L UD 12
(lost IBF World Junior Featherweight title)

8. Shingo Wake (25-5-2, 17 KOs)
- 4/17- Roman Canto.....W TKO-4
- 7/27- Yusaku Kuga.....W TKO-10

9. Diego De La Hoya (21-0, 10 KOs)
- 6/8- Jose Salgado.....W TKO-7

10. Tomoki Kameda (36-2, 20 KOs)
- 5/5- Daniel Noriega.....W UD 10
- 11/12- Abigail Medina.....W UD 12
(won vacant WBC Interim World Super Bantamweight title)

Article By: Ken Pollitt